# docker compose kill

**Descripción:** Force stop service containers

**Uso:** `docker compose kill [OPTIONS] [SERVICE...]`










## Descripción

Forces running containers to stop by sending a `SIGKILL` signal. Optionally the signal can be passed, for example:

```console
$ docker compose kill -s SIGINT
```


## Opciones

| Opción                                                        | Predeterminado                                        | Descripción                                                                                                                                    |
| ------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
|  | `--remove-orphans` |  |  Remove containers for services not defined in the Compose file |

 | `-s`, `--signal` | `SIGKILL` |  SIGNAL to send to the container |